The federal government is slashing funds for low-income housing, the state is stiffening admissions criteria for mental hospitals, and local governments are either unable or unwilling to help, all of which perpetuates the status quo of the homeless in North Carolina.

North Carolina's Campaign Reporting Act was enacted by the General Assembly in 1974 as a direct result of the Watergate scandal. Since 1984 the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research has monitored compliance with the requirements of this Act.